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What went into the rebranding process?

in 2013, our Executive Director Bartley Sawatsky recommended we begin a process to rebrand our movement. A rebranding team was formed by the Fellowship Council and they began a long, prayerful process. Hundreds of leaders from our church shared ideas and perspectives during Focus Retreats in 2016. And the team was able to seek the advice of some young professional marketers who also happen to love our fellowship. This past summer (2017), the Fellowship Council approved the name "Charis Fellowship". For more information go here.

Why Charis? Why Fellowship?

We observed that we already have a nickname for ourselves... "the fellowship"! Young leaders are more globally minded than pastor generations and we already use the word "Charis" in the name of our global movement "Charis Alliance". Since Charis means Grace, it made sense you take advantage of these realities to express our grace commitment in a fresh way. Watch this...

What's next?

Wow! That's a huge question but we are so glad you asked!

New churches · New resources for planting even more churches · New tools for local churches to training leaders · Better tools to mentor and qualify pastors · Access2018 where leaders access leaders · More cohorts of leaders · Churches who are committed to helping other churches · Expansion of larger churches through campusing · A new Crisis Coalition · All these are in-the-works. Stay tuned!

In case you did not notice it, I want to inform you of a new cohort this year. It is for Lead Pastor Administrative Assistants and is being led by Pastor Kevin’ Pinkerton’s Administrative Assistant of seven years, Kristine Lucius.

When Kristine emailed me the idea for this cohort, she mentioned that she would love to cover the following….

communication (tips on successfully communicating with a growing staff)

how to handle the increasing amount of tech programs

adjusting to the style and needs of our Lead Pastor and not expecting him to adjust to the assistant’s style and needs

the rest of the secretarial staff - who is the best person to supervise them and how

office layout / desk organization

and much more

most of all, a network where Lead Pastor Assistant’s can glean wisdom and help from each other to support Lead Pastors in the very important role that God has called them

Here is the cohort description:

A Lead Pastor Administrative Assistant has a very important role in helping the Lead Pastor do his job effectively. It is important to be confidential and trusted, cheerful, friendly, pleasant, and to have the ability to work with and serve a wide spectrum of people. It is also very important to be organized, able to prioritize projects, be proactive, able to foresee potential problems and to communicate clearly and concisely to the Lead Pastor and to others on his behalf. All of these things must be done with a joyful, caring, Christ-like disposition. This cohort will be full of practical tips on everything from the small and mundane duties to the importance of representing the Lead Pastor, the church, and Christ well. Most of all, it will include tried and true practices that the top Lead Pastors have reported as things they appreciate from their Administrative Assistants and that help them do their jobs more effectively.

Kristine is excited and passionate about leading this and developing a network for her and her peers.

I hope that you encourage your Administrative Assistant to attend. It is offered on Tuesday, July 24, 11:00a – 12:15p and 2:30p – 3:30p. When signing up, your assistants can use the special discount code LeadPastorAdmin along with a one-day registration (currently $55) to save $30. Let me know if you have any questions.